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In any society, public discourse is unparrell. You would think that would be the rigor in a democratic society….. but surprisingly it is not. Look at Mason City as an…
Sacramento, CA – U.S. Marshals have arrested Pasquale Patrick Senatore a 45 year old male in New Jersey for a 2002 warrant out of El Dorado County. In 1998 Senatore…
Greenville, SC – The U.S. Marshals from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia along with Greenville, Spartanburg, and Pickens County Sheriff’s Deputies, Greenville and Mauldin Police Officers, and the South…
OKLAHOMA CITY—A federal grand jury has indicted DOYLE LATIMER, 55, and his wife, CYNTHIA LATIMER, 59, both from Elgin, Oklahoma, for conspiracy to steal jet fuel and defraud the United…
NEW ORLEANS, LA—DENNIS SORTO-ENAMORADO, age 30, an illegal alien from Honduras and most recently living in Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to 121…
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Good morning, Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear…
A man who possessed child pornography was sentenced December 12, 2011, to seven months in federal prison. Martin Weeks, age 43, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, and now of New York,…
AMES, Iowa – On Tuesday, at their meeting in Ames, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved an amendment to the 2012-2016 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program (Program) that will advance the letting…
AMES, Iowa – On Tuesday, the Iowa Transportation Commission (Commission) approved more than $1.6 million for five transit providers under the calendar year 2012 Iowa Intercity Bus Assistance Program. The…
(Kansas City, Kan.) – Ag Processing Inc (AGP), a farmer-owned cooperative involved in the acquisition, processing and marketing of grain products, has agreed to pay a $96,588 civil penalty to…
(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 15, 2011) – EPA has awarded $214,000 to Mason City, Iowa, for drinking water improvements. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of…
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Ending a weeks-long tangle with the White House, Congress approved a sweeping defense bill Thursday that includes controversial provisions on handling detainees…
By Chris Adams, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that it would curtail its use of chimpanzees in medical research, suspending new chimp research grants…
By Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers WUKAN, China — It’s the Chinese Communist Party’s nightmare in miniature: Locals stage protests against their land being taken away by shady real estate deals,…
By Richard A. Serrano and Ashley Powers, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Phoenix-based department repeatedly arrested Latinos illegally, abused them in the county jails and failed to…
In a 22 page report, the U.S. Justice Department has accused Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio with violating the civil rights of Latinos under his jurisdiction. “We notified MCSO…
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo county compensation board met this afternoon at the courthouse. The board meets once a year to make salary recommendations to the County Supervisors for…
Shortly after 9 pm on Wednesday, December 14th, officers were called to the 700 block of 4th Street SW to talk to 29 year-old Jon Ramon of Mason City who…
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 13, 2011 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by the city of Coralville. Up…
By Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — She may have had a few covert affairs, but Carrie Mathison is not the kind of CIA operative who gets to sprint…
MASON CITY, Iowa – Kika Greenlee (So., St. Louis Park, MN) recorded her fourth double-double of the season as the NIACC women’s basketball team topped Riverland Community College 78-54 on…
Scott Dochterman, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa IOWA CITY — For Melsahn Basabe, this Saturday’s basketball game against Drake is more than about just wrapping up Iowa’s instate basketball series…
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the biggest trade in franchise history, acquiring New Orleans Hornets four-time All-Star point guard Chris…
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nobody could have predicted two months ago that a Dec. 14 nationally televised showdown between the Wild and Chicago Blackhawks…
By Angel Jennings, Ari Bloomekatz and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A tanker truck filled with thousands of gallons of gasoline exploded on the 60 Freeway…
MASON CITY – Shortly after 9 pm on Wednesday, December 15th, officers were called to the 700 block of 4th Street SW to talk to 29 year-old Jon Ramon of…
By Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON — China’s Commerce Ministry announced Wednesday it will levy tariffs on U.S. automakers for imports of sedans and SUVs, touching off bipartisan criticism…